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Loreta Martynėnaitė
Gamtos sukultūrinimas gėlių darželio erdvėje
XX a. pirmojoje pusėje
people in the floral form gave a sense for universal and cultural realities for
household, ethnic and folk culture. In particular, evergreen garden plants
considered. Questioning the pragmatic goals and self-consciousness, the
image of rue (green Rue – Ruta graveolens), as an evergreen plant emerges
and the idea for the public to understand the meaning and traditions, vividly
reflected. Perennial flowers appreciated. Most striking feature of the
floral garden is multifunction.
Human’s emotional valuable relationship with nature reveals his approach
to natural objects. A deep sense of nature reflected in relation
to flowers. Perception of the garden flower as if it were a living creature
with its human characteristics is inherent to anthropomorphic conception
of the plants. Anthropomorphisation of the floral garden plants expresses
close relationship of human with the nature. Nature poetised, set and
made their own.
All this suggests that in the first half of the 20 th century floral garden
was an important cultural space in Lithuania, showing the depth of ethnic
culture, the nation’s love of nature, and living traditions. In rural culture,
garden flowers played an important role in human life. However, in the
second half of the 20 th century Lithuanian villages and farmsteads began
to change, disappearance of the old traditions. Floral gardens started to
alter losing their sense in the life of human, gaining a different form and
meaning. Changing approaches to the floral garden altered the gardens
forms and content, herewith at the same time the selection principles of
plants and plant classification. Moreover, this insight requires more extensive
research in the wider time frame and invites further debate on the
continuity of the floral garden, its evolution and significance.
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